The
2001-2002 Grand Jury made announced and unannounced visits to the jail
facilities of San Mateo County to determine whether these facilities are
properly maintained and whether the prisoners are properly treated.

Issue: Are
the jail facilities in San Mateo County properly maintained and are prisoners
properly treated?

Penal
Code §919 (b) states that "[t]he grand jury shall inquire into
the condition and management of the public prisons within the county."
Members of the Grand Jury met with the supervising officers of the Maguire
Men's Facility, the Women's Correctional Facility, the Sheriff's Honor
Camp, and the Hillcrest Juvenile Facility. In each facility, the Grand
Jury members were given an instructive briefing and then received an extensive
and informative tour. Grand Jurors also made a second unannounced visit
to the Maguire Men's Facility.